The Ride Majestic

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The Ride Majestic
The Ride Majestic Cover.jpg
Studio album by
Soilwork
Released28 August 2015 (2015-08-28)
RecordedFebruary–June 2015
Genre Melodic death metal
Length49:52
Label Nuclear Blast
Producer David Castillo, Soilwork
Soilwork chronology
Live in the Heart of Helsinki
(2015)		The Ride Majestic
(2015)		 Death Resonance
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Blabbermouth.net 9/10 [2]
Exclaim! 7/10 [3]
Metalsucks Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]
New Noise MagazineStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [5]
Revolver 4/5 [6]

The Ride Majestic is the tenth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Soilwork. It was released on 28 August 2015 and is the first album to not feature longtime bassist Ola Flink who left before the recording of the album and also the last album to feature longtime drummer Dirk Verbeuren, who left the band in July 2016 to join Megadeth.

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Background

On 5 December 2014, Soilwork frontman Björn Strid confirmed that work had begun on a new album when he posted a picture on Facebook of him listening to new demos. [7] Strid also stated that Soilwork are sounding "better than ever". [7] It was also confirmed that Soilwork has teamed up with Chuck Billy's Breaking Bands LLC management company for the album. [7]

On 8 July, the band released the title track as the album's first single. On 13 August, the album teaser was released. On 20 August, the band released "Enemies in Fidelity" as a promotional single.

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."The Ride Majestic" Björn Strid Strid4:09
2."Alight in the Aftermath"David AnderssonSylvain Coudret3:47
3."Death in General"Strid
  • Strid
  • Andersson
4:59
4."Enemies in Fidelity"StridStrid4:16
5."Petrichor by Sulphur"AnderssonAndersson5:11
6."The Phantom"StridAndersson3:57
7."The Ride Majestic (Aspire Angelic)"
  • Strid
  • Andersson
Andersson4:46
8."Whirl of Pain"
  • Strid
  • Andersson
Andersson5:01
9."All Along Echoing Paths"StridStrid4:21
10."Shining Lights"StridCoudret3:43
11."Father and Son, Watching the World Go Down"StridAndersson5:40
Total length:49:52
Limited digipak and Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
12."Of Hollow Dreams"Miguel HolmbergStrid4:08
Total length:54:00
Limited digipak bonus track
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
13."Ghosts and Thunder"StridStrid5:17
Total length:59:17
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
13."The End Begins Below the Surface" Dirk Verbeuren Verbeuren3:17
Total length:57:17

Credits

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [8] [9]

Personnel

Soilwork

  • Björn Strid – vocals
  • Sylvain Coudret – guitars, bass
  • David Andersson – guitars, bass
  • Sven Karlsson – keyboards
  • Dirk Verbeuren – drums
  • Markus Wibom – bass (credited, but did not perform)

Guest musicians

  • Pascal Poulsen (Odium) – vocals on "The Phantom"
  • Nathan James Biggs (Sonic Syndicate) – vocals on "Father and Son, Watching the World Go Down"

Additional musicians

  • Hanna Carlsson – cello on "The Ride Majestic", "Enemies in Fidelity" and "The Phantom"; piano on "The Ride Majestic"

Production

  • David Castillo – production, recording, mixing (tracks 12–13)
  • Soilwork – production
  • Björn Strid – vocal production and recording
  • Linus Corneliusson – additional recording, mix assistance, additional editing
  • Rickard Gustafsson – drum tech
  • Per Burström – drum tech
  • Jens Bogren – mixing (tracks 1–11), mastering
  • Tony Lindgren – mastering assistance

Artwork and design

  • Róbert Borbás ( theartofgrindesign.com ) – cover art
  • Hannah Verbeuren ( hannahvphotography.com ) – photography
  • Mircea Gabriel Eftemie ( eftemie.com ) – layout, additional art
  • Carlos Holmberg – Soilwork logo
  • Tobias Green – Soilwork emblem a.k.a. The Sledgehammer Massiah

Studios

Charts

ChartPeak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [10] 60
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [11] 37
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [12] 91
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [13] 112
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [14] 12
French Albums (SNEP) [15] 107
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [16] 30
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [17] 22
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [18] 49
US Billboard 200 [19] 103

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